George Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Tuesday.
FILE - George Lucas arrives at the premiere of"Solo: A Star Wars Story" at El Capitan Theatre on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Tuesday, April 9, 2024. He will be honored at the closing ceremony to the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 25.
Lucas will be honored at the closing ceremony to the 77th French film festival on May 25. He joins a short list of those to receive honorary Palmes. Last year, Harrison Ford, a regular leading man for Lucas in “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones,”“The Festival de Cannes has always held a special place in my heart," Lucas said in a statement."I was surprised and elated when my first film,was selected to be shown in a new program for first time directors called the Directors’ Fortnight.
The Cannes Film Festival runs May 14-25. The closing ceremony, during which the festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, will be awarded to one of the films in competition, will be broadcast in France on France Télévisions and streamed on Brut. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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